NEET Biology question

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Assertion: *Euglena* is a plant due to presence of chlorophyll. Reason: *Euglena* cannot be classified on the basis of two kingdom system.

Answer: (B)

Solution

The assertion is true: under the two-kingdom system, *Euglena* was historically regarded as a plant precisely because it contains chlorophyll and photosynthesises. The reason is also true: *Euglena* also shows animal-like features (locomotion via flagella, loss of photosynthetic activity and heterotrophic feeding in

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